East Hampton Library's Authors Night: Poets, Parties, Pretty in Pink
Erica Jong had her Fear of Dying, the title a riff on the book that brought her to fame, Fear of Flying. Advocating joyful sex, for everyone and particularly for women, her fiction in the '70's second wave of feminism was groundbreaking. I came armed with Fanny, her 1980 novel she is developing for a television series with Julie Taymor directing; I wanted her to sign my first edition. The author nodded approvingly, saying Fanny was her favorite of the novels, and then emended, "No, they are all my favorites." I got back to Eric Ripert's table just in time to see the last 32 Yolks go. You have to be fast in the big tent.
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